2026-01-10T19:51:11-05:00 2025-12-31 990EZ 2025-01-01 263692795 Memphis Choralarts MEMP 9012375967 PO BOX 11585 Memphis TN 381110585 Lance Willis Treasurer 9012375967 2026-01-29 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X memphischoralarts.org X X 65517 X 47447 5166 12904 0 0 0 65517 45602 4495 3059 12193 65349 168 28722 28890 28722 28890 28722 28890 28722 28890 X The singers of the ensembles of Memphis ChoralArts are musicians as diverse as the Memphis community we represent. We are joined together to understand and perform great choral literature from masterworks of previous centuries to contemporary works. Our goal is to provide the best possible musical experience for our members and to present performances of the highest quality to our audiences. We seek to partner with other arts and service organizations in the Greater Memphis Area when the presentation of compatible themes can enrich enlarge and engage our shared audiences. Memphis ChoralArts remains committed to the goal of Sing for Life. Closing the season the 14th Annual Christmas with Memphis ChoralArts took place at St. Peters Catholic Church in downtown Memphis. This beloved holiday tradition titled Balad of the Brown King featured the underperformed work Ballad of the Brown King with music by Margaret Bonds and lyrics by Langston Hughes. All four chorales joined together for this concert with singers totaling approximately 75 and an audience of approximately 400 people. 2150 15824 Memphis ChoralArts presented its Spring Concert For the Beauty of the Earth in April. This concert featured all four chorales of Memphis ChoralArts. It was a tribute to Earth Day and featured songs that celebrated the Beauty of the Earth culminating with the title piece arranged by John Rutter. 0 14129 Memphis ChoralArts presented its Fall Concert Long Long Ago in October. This concert featured all four chorales of Memphis ChoralArts. It celebrated American Folk music and featured the title piece arranged by Dan Forrest. 0 12724 Spring 2025 Memphis Childrens Chorale and Memphis Youth Chorale Concert 0 1347 In February the Memphis Mens Chorale of Memphis ChoralArts presented Let All Men Sing: An American Voice. This concert was a collaboration between two of Memphis premiere community ensembles the Memphis Mens Chorale of Memphis ChoralArts and Memphis Wind Symphony. The Memphis Mens Chorale Director and Assistant Director of MCA Adrian Maclin and MCAs Artistic Director Joseph Powell worked directly with Barry Trobaugh director of the Memphis Wind Symphony in the design and execution of the artistic aspects of the project. This concert featured The Testament of Freedom by Randall Thompson a setting of passages from the writings of Thomas Jefferson. 2500 10816 54840 Joseph Powell Artistic Director 5 13250 0 0 Jordan Smith Memphis Youth Chorale Director 3 1318 0 0 Adrian Maclin Assistant Artistic Director 5 9250 0 0 Amanda Grisham Executive Director 5 2360 0 0 Yun-Heng Tiao Collaborative Pianist 2 2600 0 0 Elicia Curry Memphis Childrens Chorale Director 3 1409 0 0 Lisa Machen Collaborative Pianist 2 2438 0 0 Jessica Wigley Marketing Director 2 998 0 0 Nancy Kincaide Executive Director 5 2625 0 0 Janette McCall President 2 0 0 0 Lance Willis Treasurer 2 0 0 0 Moira Kelly Secretary 1 0 0 0 Sylvia Cox Director 1 0 0 0 Lana Sumpter Director 1 0 0 0 Jeanne Simmons Director 1 0 0 0 Meagan McDaniel Director 1 0 0 0 Maureen Carter Director 1 0 0 0 Mary Whitaker Director 1 0 0 0 Todd Morse Director 1 0 0 0 Alicia Butler Director 1 0 0 0 false false false false false 0 false false false false TN Lance Willis 3295 Summerdale Dr Bartlett TN 38133 9012375967 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 41592 34339 99395 71018 60351 306695 0 0 0 4047 5166 9213 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41592 34339 99395 75065 65517 315908 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 315908 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41592 34339 99395 75065 65517 315908 1 1 0 0.00 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Part I, line 16 | Other Expenses:, Amount:| Advertising and promotion, $5967| Website, $1823| Concert reception expense, $2000| Charitable donations, $254| Supplies, $370| Miscellaneous, $1779|